Tag: large
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How Controlled Insurance Programs Help Large Construction Projects Avoid Failure
Large scale or “mega” construction projects routinely fail – and sometimes even small and mid-sized projects – costing project owners and governments billions of dollars and sometimes completing years after the expected completion date. In Toronto, the Eglinton Crosstown LRT is a particularly well known example, running at least five years behind schedule and costing millions more than initially…
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In pictures | Bespoke ground shoring built for challenging large excavation
Temporary works specialist Altrad RMD Kwikform has provided a bespoke ground shoring and formwork structure for K Rouse Civil Engineering for the construction of the Fujifilm Borealis biotech manufacturing facility in Billingham. The project involved a 10m-deep excavation in a confined industrial environment, which required a bracing system (‘GeoBrace’) with a modular hydraulic design for…
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10 ideas for living rooms with large windows
Living rooms with large windows come with so many benefits – an increased sense of wellbeing when spending time in them, the opportunity to highlight details and finishes and greater versatility in terms of how the space can be used. “Home improvement projects should increase the appeal of living room ideas, and one of the…
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Large construction firms expand backlogs as smaller firms struggle
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Construction backlog declined to 8.3 months in February, down about 1% from January, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors survey conducted from Feb. 20 to March 5. Work in builders’ pipelines fell for contractors…
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Boston expands net-zero emissions requirements to new buildings, large additions
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The Boston Zoning Commission has approved an amendment to the city’s zoning code that requires most large new buildings to have net-zero carbon emissions from the day they open, according to a release Thursday from Boston Mayor…